March 31, 2008

DNC Credentials Committee Explained

Political rules junkies will love this. It gets astonishingly intricate. Read the comments -- Dean's selection to this committee was already made months ago, and they're all superdelegates already.

It basically comes down to whoever has the most pledged delegates will control the committee. And a 20% minority vote can force a floor fight of all the seated delegates. Thus will the fate of the Florida and Michigan delegations be determined.

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